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In a world of professional assassins, there is no room for an amateur.
5.4 / 10 IMDb December 11, 1981 1h 52m
A researcher for the CIA who convinces his superiors to send him to the eastern bloc in order to avenge the murder of his wife by enemy agents discovers a web of deception underneath his wife's death.
Director
Runtime
1h 52m
Release Date
December 11, 1981
Genre
Action, Crime, Thriller
Status
Released
Budget
$8,338,578
Revenue
$6,892,098
Languages
English
Country
Canada
Cast
John Savage
as Charles Heller
Christopher Plummer
as Professor Lakos
Marthe Keller
as Elisabeth
Arthur Hill
as Brewer
Nicholas Campbell
as Schraeger
George Coe
as Rutledge
John Marley
as Molton
Jan Rubeš
as Kaplan
Ed Lauter
as Anderson
Miguel Fernandes
as Botaro
Jan Tříska
as Rodzenko
Graham Jarvis
as Porter
Jacques Godin
as Argus
Chapelle Jaffe
as Gretchen
Lynne Griffin
as Sarah
Vlasta Vrana
as Guide
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Vladimír Valenta
as Uncle Ludwig
Neil Dainard
as Slater
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Lee Broker
as Sharp-Eyed Man
Tedde Moore
as Newscaster
Production Companies
Balkan Productions
Tiberius Film Productions
The Amateur Official Trailer 1981
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